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Review Unit I Version A Latihan
Soal dan Pembahasan Bagian IA
I. Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct
answer.
A. Listening Section
Question 1 refers to the following
dialog.
Man : I don’t think I can finish the paper on time.
The topic is rather difficult.
Woman : Don’t give up. Believe in yourself that you can do it. Don’t worry,
I’ll help you.
Man : Promise?
Woman : Yes!
1. What does the woman promise?
A. To finish the paper soon.
B. To help the man finish his paper.
C. To hand in the paper on time.
D. To get a topic for the man’s paper.
E. The help the man type his paper.
Pembahasan
B. Berdasarkan kalimat wanita tersebut, ”Don’t worry. I’ll help you.” yang artinya ”Jangan khawatir. Saya akan membantumu.”, disimpulkan bahwa wanita tersebut berjanji akan membantu laki-laki tersebut menyelesaikan makalahnya. Pilihan jawaban (B) benar.
Question 2 refers to the following dialog.
Girl : Rafi, you ate my muffin last night, didn’t you?
Boy : Er . . . sorry. I ate it.
2. What did the boy eat?
A. A cake.
B. Ice cream.
C. Fried chicken.
D. Noodles.
E. Sandwich.
Pembahasan
A. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat anak perempuan itu, ”Rafi, you ate my muffin last night, didn’t you?”, dan ucapan anak laki-laki itu, yaitu ”Er . . . sorry. I ate it.”. Jadi, anak laki-laki itu memakan muffin, sejenis kue. Pilihan jawaban (A) benar.
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
Boy : Look at the living room! It’s a real mess.
Girl : Sorry. It’s my fault.
Boy : How come?
Girl : Well . . ., I was looking for my English textbook.
Question:
3. What is the dialog about?
A. A girl who admitted her mistake for messing the living room.
B. A boy who was looking for his English book.
C. A girl who wanted to tidy up the living room.
D. A girl who helped the boy tidy up the living room.
E. A boy and girl who messed up the living room.
Pembahasan
A. Percakapan tersebut mengenai anak perempuan yang mengakui kesalahannya karena membuat ruang tamu berantakan. Ia sedang mencari buku pelajaran Bahasa Inggrisnya yang hilang. Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang sesuai dengan isi percakap-an adalah (A) yang artinya anak perempu-an yang mengakui kesalahannya karena membuat ruang tamu berantakan.
Questions 4 and 5 refer to the following monolog.
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that, if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?”
The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears and later wrote a letter to her saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear. I’ll always love you.”
Questions:
4. What would the blind girl do if she could see the world?
A. She would travel around the world.
B. She would like to see her boyfriend.
C. She would help others who were blind too.
D. She would like to see everything in the world.
E. She would marry her boyfriend.
Pembahasan
E. Pilihan jawaban (E) sesuai dengan kalimat ”She said that, if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.” yang artinya ”Ia berkata bahwa jika ia dapat melihat dunia, ia akan menikah dengan laki-laki tersebut.”.
5. What happened to the blind girl’s boyfriend?
A. He married the girl.
B. He became blind.
C. He became an oculist.
D. He left the girl with happiness.
E. He lived happily with another girl.
Pembahasan
B. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat ”The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too and refused to marry him.” yang artinya ”Gadis itu terkejut ketika ia melihat bahwa teman laki-lakinya juga buta dan menolak menikah dengan-nya.”. Jadi, yang terjadi pada laki-laki itu adalah ia menjadi buta, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (B).
This is the end of the listening section.
B. Reading Section
The following text is for questions 6 and 7.
May I have your attention, please?
I would like the committee of the English Night activity to assemble in the school hall to receive some advice and directions from the principal. This will be done after school today at 2 p.m. It is very important so I would like everyone to attend this meeting. As we all know, the English Night activity is going to be held next Saturday, August 31 at 7 p.m. We have to ensure that everything is prepared and well arranged. Please come on time. Thank you.
6. What is the
announcement about?
A. The delay of a meeting.
B. The English Night activity.
C. An invitation to have a meeting.
D. The English Night activity committee.
E. Advices and directions of the principal.
Pembahasan
C. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat ”It is very important so I would like everyone to attend this meeting.” yang artinya ”Ini sangat penting sehingga saya minta setiap orang menghadiri pertemuan ini.”. Jadi, peng-umuman itu bersifat undangan. Pilihan jawaban (C) benar.
7. What is the agenda
of the meeting?
A. To prepare for the English Night activity.
B. To plan the English Night activity.
C. To prepare for and arrange the English Night activity.
D. To evaluate the English Night activity which had been done.
E. To receive advice and directions from the principal.
Pembahasan
E. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat-kalimat ”I would like the committee of the English Night activity to assemble in the school hall to receive some advice and directions from the principal.” yang artinya ”Saya minta panitia kegiatan English Night untuk berkumpul di aula sekolah untuk mendapat-kan nasihat dan pengarahan dari kepala sekolah.”. Jadi, agenda pertemuan itu adalah pilihan jawaban (E) yang artinya untuk mendapatkan nasihat dan pengarah-an dari kepala sekolah.The following text is for questions 8 to 10.
A one-day meeting will be held next
week:
Date/Time : Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location : Room 101
Topic : National Examination Preparation
Due to the importance of the
meeting, please be punctual. Bring your ideas and suggestions, to help our
students be successful in the
examination!
Widya
Purnamasari 
The Head of the
National Examination Committee
8. What is the meeting for?
A. To inform about the national examination.
B. To give solutions to the examination problem.
C. To discuss about the national examination items.
D. To ask teachers to face the national
examination.
E. To talk about the preparation for the
national examination.
Pembahasan
E. Jawaban disimpulkan dari keterangan ”Topic: National Examination Preparation” yang artinya ”Topik: Persiapan Ujian Nasional”. Jadi, pertemuan tersebut untuk membicarakan persiapan ujian nasional. Pilihan jawaban (E) benar.
9. From the text
above we can conclude that ________.
A. the national examination has already been done
B. all students have been successful in the national examination
C. the meeting is held before the national examination
D. the teacher must be pleased with the result of the national examination
E. the participants should review whether they have done the exam well
Pembahasan
C. Topik yang akan dibahas pada pertemuan tersebut adalah persiapan ujian nasional. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pertemuan dilakukan sebelum ujian nasional. Pilihan jawaban (C) benar.
10. Who invites all the
teachers and staff of SMA Perdana?
A. The
students.
B. The
teachers.
C. The
principal of SMA Perdana.
D. The head of the national
examination committee.
E. The
staffs of SMA Perdana.
Pembahasan
D. Informasi mengenai orang yang mengundang
dapat ditemukan di bagian akhir undangan, yaitu ”Head of the National
Examination Committee”. Pilihan jawaban (D) benar.
The following text is for questions 11 to 13.
One day a man was going to market with his son and his ass. They met a couple on the way. “Why walk when you have an ass to ride?” called out the husband, “Sit the boy on the ass.” “I would like that,” said the boy, “help me up, Father.” And the father did that willingly. Soon they met another couple. “How shameful of you!” cried the woman, “Let your father ride. Won’t he be tired?” So, the boy got down and the father rode the ass. Again they marched on. “Poor boy,” said the next person they met, “why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?” So, the boy got onto the ass too. As they went on, they met some travelers. “How cruel they are! They are ready to kill the poor ass,” cried one of the travelers. Hearing this, the father and son got down. Now they decided to carry the ass on their shoulders. As they did so, the travelers broke into laughter. Unfortunately, the laughter frightened the ass. It broke free and galloped away.
11. What is the story about?
A. Some travelers.
B. A man and his son.
C. A man and his ass.
D. A man, his son and an ass.
E. A man, his son and a couple they met.
Pembahasan
D. Cerita tersebut tentang seorang laki-laki, anaknya, dan keledainya yang hendak pergi ke pasar. Hal ini sesuai dengan kalimat awal teks tersebut, yaitu ”One day a man was going to market with his son and his ass.”. Pilihan jawaban (D) benar. Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah karena tokoh pelancong dan sepasang suami isteri adalah tokoh pendukung, bukan tokoh utama dalam cerita tersebut.
12. Why did one of the
travelers say that the man and his son were cruel to the ass?
A. Because both of them got onto the ass.
B. Because both carried the ass on their shoulders.
C. Because the man let his son walk while he was sitting on the ass.
D. Because both of them were walking when they had an ass to ride.
E. Because the boy let his father walk while he was sitting on the ass.
Pembahasan
A. Pilihan jawaban (A) sesuai dengan
kalimat-kalimat ”So, the boy got onto the ass too.
As they went on, they met some travelers. ’How cruel they are! They are ready
to kill the poor ass,’ cried one of the travelers.” yang artinya ”jadi,
anak laki-laki tersebut juga naik ke atas keledai. Ketika mereka berjalan,
mereka bertemu beberapa pelancong. ’Betapa jahatnya mereka! Mereka akan
membunuh keledai malang itu,’ teriak salah seorang pelancong.”.
13. What moral value can
you learn from the story?
A. We should work hard.
B. We cannot please everyone.
C. We cannot underestimate others.
D. We should respect other’s opinions.
E. We should obey our parents.
Pembahasan
B. Dalam cerita tersebut dikisahkan laki-laki dan anaknya harus naik ke dan turun dari punggung keledainya setelah mendengar komentar orang-orang yang mereka temui dalam perjalanan ke pasar hingga laki-laki itu dan anaknya memutuskan menggotong keledainya. Namun, pada akhirnya keledai itu lari. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa karena hanya ingin menyenangkan orang-orang tersebut, laki-laki itu malah kehilang-an keledainya. Dengan demikian, nilai yang dapat kita peroleh dari cerita tersebut adalah (B) yang artinya kita tidak bisa menyenangkan setiap orang.
14. Mom : Why
are you so gloomy?
Ryan : I
lost my purse, Mom.
Mom : You
________ dropped it on the way home from school.
Ryan : I
think so.
A. could not have B. must have
C. should have D. would have
E. might not have
Pembahasan
B. Ryan memberi tahu ibunya bahwa dompet-nya hilang. Ibunya menduga dompet itu pasti jatuh dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah. Jadi, modal perfect yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat ibu Ryan adalah must have. Pilihan jawaban (B) benar.
15. Jerry : Can
you drive a car?
Irfan : No,
I can’t. Actually I wish (that) ________, but my father doesn’t allow me.
A. I can drive it
B. I could drive it
C. I could have driven it
D. I cannot drive it
E. I couldn’t drive it
Pembahasan
B. Dari percakapan tersebut diketahui bahwa
Irfan tidak dapat mengendarai mobil. Kalimat tersebut mengimplikasikan negatif
dan future. Jadi, conditional dengan ’wish’ yang tepat
untuk melengkapi kalimat Irfan adalah dalam bentuk positif dan past,
yaitu I could drive it. Pilihan jawaban (B) benar.
The following text is for questions 16 to 20.
This
is Good
An old story is told about a king in
Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that occurred in his life (positive or negative)
and remarked, “This is good!”
One day the king and his friend were out
on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king.
The friend had apparently done something wrong when preparing one of the guns, for after taking
the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” To which
the king replied, “No, this is not good!” and proceeded to send his friend to
jail.
About a year later, the king was hunting
in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him and
took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up
a stake and bound him to the stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood,
they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never
ate anyone that was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his
way.
As he returned home, he was reminded of
the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for the treatment of his
friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. “You were
right,” he said, “it was good that my thumb was blown off.” He proceeded to
tell the friend all that had just
happened. “So I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad
for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “This is good!”
“What do you mean, ‘This is good’? How
could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
“If I had not been in jail, I would have
been with you.”
16. Why did the king
send his friend to the jail?
A. Because of his positive remark when the king lost his thumb.
B. Because he hadn’t joined the king to hunt in the forest.
C. Because he had tried to kill the king.
D. Because he had betrayed the king.
E. Because he had fired the king.
Pembahasan
A. Pilihan jawaban (A) benar karena sesuai
dengan kalimat dalam paragraf dua, ”Examining the situation the friend
remarked as usual, ’This is good!’ To which the king replied, ’No, this is not
good!’ and proceeded to send his friend to jail.” yang artinya
”Sambil memperhatikan situasi, temannya memberi komentar sebagaimana biasa,
’Ini bagus!’ yang ditanggapi sang raja dengan mengatakan, ’Tidak, ini tidak
bagus!’ dan melanjutkannya dengan memasukkan temannya ke penjara.”. Jadi, sang
raja mengirim temannya ke penjara karena komentar positif yang diberikannya.
17. “. . . and felt remorse for the treatment of his friend.” (Paragraph 4)
The word ‘remorse’ is best replaced by ________.
A. pity
B. pain
C. regret
D. dissatisfaction
E. disappointment
Pembahasan
C. Kata ’remorse’ artinya ’penyesalan yang dalam’. Kata ini artinya sama dengan ’regret’. Pilihan jawaban yang lain artinya berbeda; (A) artinya kasihan, (B) artinya perasaan sakit, (D) artinya perasaan tidak puas, dan (E) artinya kekecewaan.
18. Why didn’t the
cannibals eat the king? Because ________.
A. he could beat them in a fight
B. he could hide himself
C. he had lost his thumb
D. he had lost his foot
E. he was sick
Pembahasan
C. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat dalam paragraf tiga, ”As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way.” yang artinya ”Ketika mereka mendekat untuk menyalakan api pada kayu, mereka memperhatikan bahwa raja tersebut kehilangan ibu jarinya. Menurut keyakinan mereka, mereka tidak pernah makan seseorang yang tidak utuh. Jadi, sambil membuka kembali ikatan raja, mereka mengirim raja kembali.”. Dengan demikian orang-orang kanibal tidak memakan raja karena ia tidak memiliki ibu jari, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (C).
19. What would have
happened if the king’s friend had not been in jail?
A. He would have died.
B. He would have been sick.
C. He would have lost his thumb.
D. He would have hunted many animals.
E. He would have lost his friend, the king.
Pembahasan
A. Pada bagian akhir teks, teman sang raja itu
mengatakan, ”If I had not been in jail,
I would have been with you.” yang artinya ”Kalau saya tidak dipenjara, saya saat itu akan bersama kamu.”. Paragraf sebelum-nya menjelaskan bahwa ia adalah teman dekat sang raja. Sebagai teman dekatnya, tentu saja pada waktu raja tertangkap oleh orang-orang kanibal, ia akan bersamanya. Karena teman tersebut mempunyai anggota badan yang lengkap, dapat dipasti-kan ia mati dimakan oleh orang-orang kanibal itu. Jadi, pilihan jawaban (A) benar.
20. Which of the statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The text is about an African king.
B. The cannibals would eat the king by burning him.
C. The king’s thumb was blown off when he went hunting.
D. The king went to the jail to express his regret to his friend.
E. The king friend’s had been in jail for two years when
II. Create an announcement.
You may choose your own topic.
Contoh
jawaban:
Pay attention, guys!
Our school shop needs an additional shop
assistant. The school shop assistant will work after school hours. Applicants
should have a good academic background. Literate in computer programs, preferably MS. Office.
